Issue No: 33 30th November 2017

THE DORSET EDITION INSPIRE ACHIEVE SUCCEED

From the Principal’s Desk Rescorla Avenue, Croydon 3136 phone: 9725 5038 www.dorsetps.vic.edu.au dorset.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Diary Dates December 8th - Jump Rope for Heart 5pm 5th - Foundation Transition Christmas Party 2pm 12th - Year 6 Orientation Day into Year 7 13th - School Council 15th - Disco 18th - Christmas Concert 19th - Year 6 Graduation 4:30pm - 9:30pm 21st - Last Day of Term 4; 1:30pm Dismissal - Shirt signing in hall Gr 6 22nd - Curriculum Day (Pupil Free Day)

Grade 1 Fun Night Last Friday the grade 1 children had their annual fun night. They stayed at school after 3:30pm, changed, played games, ate a BBQ tea and then watched a movie. The night concluded around 7pm. The children really enjoyed the experience and had a great time together. The Fun night is part of our ‘camp program’ so as children can experience longer extended periods away from home in preparation for the grade 3/4 camp. Thankyou Catherine Holt and all her team for organising this worthwhile event.

Retirement Two of our long term employees are retiring at the end of the year. Pauline Keogh has been at Dorset for 32 years and has completed a variety of roles from grade teacher to reading recovery to digital technologies. Andrew Bell has been at Dorset for 15 years. Andy has been the PE teacher all this time and has truly enjoyed the role. I would like to thank both Pauline and Andrew for their commitment and service to our school and wish them all the best on their retirement and the future.

2018 Transition Program This program has nearly come to an end, it is so hard to believe! The kinder kids have really gained from the program and seem almost ready for school. Lenis and her team have planned and implemented a very rewarding program. On Tuesday December 5th the kinder kids will have their final session ending with a

Christmas party. Thank you to all the parents for supporting the program and bringing the children along to it each week. A great commitment.

Staffing for 2018 I know parents are anxiously wanting to know teachers for 2018 and this is almost finalised. Once the final details are in place I will advise the community of teacher placement for 2018. At this stage there will be a few new staff members on our team and an extra grade. It is good to see Dorset growing and bringing in new teachers so as to enhance our teaching and learning programs.

School Council We only have one more meeting for the year. It is hard to believe that the council year is coming to an end. I would like to thank all school council members for a tremendous years work. Our parent members have been actively involved and have done an amazing job voicing concerns/issues on parents behalf. The discussions have been at times lengthy but also necessary. School Council parent members represent the parents in general so if you would like to have a matter discussed on your behalf please send an email or approach one of our school council members. Another extremely busy week. Regards, Palma Coppa Principal

School Council Members meet once a month. This meeting follows the committee meetings which commence at 6:45pm on the same night. Please email any items that you would like discussed at the upcoming school council meeting to: dorsetpsschoolcouncil@dorsetps.vic.edu.au

Notices sent home Recipient Updated Asthma Forms - Selected Students Graduation Tickets - Gr 6 Graduation—Extra Seats Year 6 Jacket 2018 - Gr 5 Laptop Contracts 2018 - Gr 2 Disco - Whole School

DON’T FORGET: We will be drawing the Chocolate raffle

at Monday’s assembly! Please return your box of chocolates by the end of this week for your chance to

win one of three $100 vouchers.

SAKG NEWS

Summer has arrived in the garden. The lush growth has suffered in the heat and is now being cleared and turned into compost. The students are having a chance to experience the shift in seasons first hand. They are learning to adjust the way they work in the heat, appreciating new harvests such as cherries and strawberries as well as the haze of butterflies over the garden. There are warm times ahead but the promise of tomatoes, zucchini and corn makes the hard work worthwhile.

School Council Members meet once a month. This meeting follows the committee meetings which commence at 6:45pm on the same night. Please email any items that you would like discussed at the upcoming school council meeting to: dorsetpsschoolcouncil@dorsetps.vic.edu.au

SAKG MENU: - Warrigal Greens

Pizza with garlic and herbs

- Nicoise Salad with Rice

- Apple, Rhubarb & Berry Muffins

This weeks SAKG Menu:

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Esther Hlawn Ceu Paveleen Sran Yatana Ram Lot Luca Bird Romano Sam Harward Tarj Calderwood Autumn Doehnert Isabella Dennis Ave Perry-Pivac Shaswat Rajauria Hunter Tamblyn

PROFESSOR MATHS ‘PROBLEMS TO PONDER!’ Due 11th of December

Jumpy Jacks (Foundation) Mr Seymour wanted to go ten pin bowling with the other teachers in his team. As the game starts the teachers become very competitive. After their first turn, they all end up knocking down the ten pins each. How many pins were knocked over in the first go?

Dorset Dazzlers (G1/2) As the game progresses, each teacher has had three turns. Mr Seymour has a score of 28, Mrs Lawley has a score of 26, Mr Wilkinson has a score of 30 and Mrs Quigg has a score of 27. A very close game. How many pins in total have been knocked down?

Next level Geniuses (G3/4) The next day, the 5 teachers in Grade 3/4 have their turn bowling. After 4 turns each Miss Young has a score of 45, Mr Jenkins a score of 35, Miss Clohesy a score of 42, Mr Tan a score of 43 and Mrs Wilkins a score of 46. If they continued to score at the same rate and had 16 turns each, what would be the difference between the leader and second place.

Any Day Einsteins (G5/6) When the teachers of the 5/6 team have their turn the scores for each teacher at the end of the game are quite high. Mr Speed has a total of 256, Miss Bowman 276, Mr Jones top score on 300, Mr Sullivan 284, Miss Haywood 274 and Mr Craighead 239. What was their average score per game?

Jessica Mang Ellie Simmons

Callum Billimoria Meg Flaus

Oliver Lehmann Lily Brown

Clancy Simmons Tahlia Hansford

Kyan Allan Mitchell O’Donnell

Liam Mckeown

Lucinda Doyle Stuart Klaussner

Aura Hans Samuel Heinrich

Sam Poliseno Steven Mangpa

BIRTHDAYS

Xinghai Li

Lucas Voigt

Gillian Winter

Zhenya Solomin

Cooper Snelling

Ella Simmons

Miesha Hansford

LAST WEEK FOR LIBRARY BOOKS

Dear Parents, Next week, will be the last week the children will be able to borrow books from the L.R.C. Could you please encour-age your child/children to locate and keep their books in a prominent position, so that they can return them the following week. Thank you for your cooperation, as you can imagine, it is a big job ensuring all library books are returned by the end of the year!

School Council Members meet once a month. This meeting follows the committee meetings which commence at 6:45pm on the same night. Please email any items that you would like discussed at the upcoming school council meeting to: dorsetpsschoolcouncil@dorsetps.vic.edu.au

CHAPLAIN’S CHAT WITH DAVE

Laws, Limits and Lessons Without boundaries life is less fun and often dangerous. Laws provide boundaries in society. We’ve all driven through an intersection when the traffic lights weren’t working. Everyone is on high alert and proceeds with extreme caution. But what if there were no traffic lights, no speed limits and we could drive on whichever side of the road we chose? Sounds like fun to some of us. But in reality, none of us would use the roads for fear of death. The boundaries provided by everyone respecting and obeying road rules allow each of us to regularly get to our destinations safely. Healthy families have boundaries, too. Families benefit from clear laws and limits in how we treat each other, respect our property, perform our daily routines and cooperate to get things done. Expecting others to be or do things without establishing laws and limits will lead to frustration and disappointment. Just as drivers study the road rules, we must learn the laws and limits of our family. And to respect our boundaries, we first need to decide what a safe home looks like and then write laws and limits to create that home. Post them somewhere everyone is likely to see them. The fridge is a good place. Just like riding in the car with a learner – we parents need to be in teaching mode and expect mistakes from our children. These broken laws and exceeded limits provide opportunities for lessons that can be told again later. We learn through trial and error. When a learner breaks a road rule the adult in the car is responsible – we get the ticket, the fine and the points. Parents who take this approach to raising children create safe environments for learning. Every story we tell teaches a lesson to those around us. Our words reveal our focus, our purpose and what is important to us. You don’t tell stories about things that bore you. Whether it bothered you or bettered you, the stories you tell teach lessons to those around you. So, write your family laws, set your family limits and teach your family lessons through the stories you tell about those laws and limits – when they were helpful and when they were difficult. The boundaries we set create the people we become!

SECOND HAND UNIFORMS Out the front of the office we have a clothes rack of

second hand uniforms.

Dresses $10.00

Bags $5.00

All other items $2.00

PRODUCTION MERCHANDISE

Next week, student leaders will be set up outside the canteen, first half of lunch, each day to sell remaining

merchandise we have left over from production. All items will be sold well below cost price and nothing will

be over $1. If you would like to purchase any items, be sure to bring

along your gold coins next week.

THANK YOU FOR A GREAT YEAR OF SCHOOL BANKING We would like to thank all of our students who have participated in the CommBank School Banking program this year. Our final School Banking day for 2017 will be Thursday 9th December. If your child is eligible to order a reward item please ensure that the reward coupon is completed and returned prior to Wednesday 8th December. Any tokens that have not been redeemed this year can be used in 2018.

BREAKFAST CLUB Breakfast Club is on in the staffroom every morning before school. Students from all year levels love to attend and have some toast and a milo before they go to class. With the increasing number of students attending we are in need of some more supplies. Bread and margarine donations are always more than appreciated! We are happy to accept any bread, Woolworths and Coles brand sandwich/toast bread is perfect. The children also love their milo and strawberry jam or vegemite. If you would like to make a donation please hand it in to the office. We are so appreciative of your support as it allows us to continue this before-school club.

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